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Dismissed19 November 20253368031

Caprinos Pizza, 14 North Road, St. Helens, WA10 2TL

Planning appeal 3368031 at Caprinos Pizza, 14 North Road, St. Helens, WA10 2TL (St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 19 November 2025 by Inspector Unwin N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is suitable for the proposed development having regard to relevant policies for the location of hot food takeaways.

Change of use from cafe/hot food takeaway to sui generis (for sale of oven baked foods-pizza) including replacement business signage and repainting shopfront

Authority
St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
retail · Minor retail and services
Inspector
Unwin N
Postcode
WA10 2TL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the site is suitable for the proposed development having regard to relevant policies for the location of hot food takeaways

What decided it

The appeal site lies within the 400 metre exclusion zone from a primary school as defined in Policy LPD10 and the Hot Food Takeaways SPD, and the appellant provided no enforceable mechanism to prevent access by school children.

the limited benefits of reusing a vacant unit and pre-existing security lighting did not outweigh the conflict with policies requiring hot food takeaways to be located outside school exclusion zones

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy LPD10Policy LPA12
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 96

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